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• Industrial Placement

  https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/postgraduate/industrial-placement

  Our programme offers a year industrial placement option, allowing you the opportunity to gain professional experience by of working in a sector related to your course, whilst developing workplace skills and building a network with people in industry.

• Sociology in Practice

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy1005

  Module code: SY1005 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.

• Sociology in Practice

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy1004

  Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.

• Researcher examines impact of slum tourism

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019

  New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.

• New research shows significant promise for Clostridium difficile infections

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-shows-significant-promise-for-clostridium-difficile-infections

  A new study has confirmed the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage combinations to treat highly infectious bacteria C. difficile infections (CDI) while retaining a healthy gut.

• Project to provide vital maths support for teenagers born very prematurely

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/making-sense-of-maths-vital-support-for-teenagers-born-very-prematurely

  An award-winning research team led by Dr Samantha Johnson (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences is developing a web-based e-learning programme to help teenagers who were born very prematurely with vital maths skills.

• Researchers launch hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-launch-hunt-to-find-the-most-accurate-physical-activity-tracker

  Researchers from the Diabetes Research Centre have launched a hunt to find the most accurate physical activity tracker. Fitbit, Jawbone, Garmin, Polar Loop and some cheaper devices are all going head-to-head in the study.

• Research suggests exercise counteracts sitting time

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exercise-counteracts-sitting-time

  Office workers can stave off health problems associated with sitting down all day by regularly exercising, a new study from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has found.

• 2 million boost for Leicester scientists to tackle hardtotreat cancers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/ps2-million-boost-for-leicester-scientists-to-tackle-hard-to-treat-cancers

  Scientists in Leicester are set to benefit from almost £2 million to look into new ways to treat lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, two types of the disease that are among the most difficult to treat.

• Six degrees of separation why it is a small world after all

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/six-degrees-of-separation-why-it-is-a-small-world-after-all

  It’s a small world after all – and now science has explained why.